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UPDATED: 08:13, August 11, 2005
China calls for continuation of negotiations to solve Iran nuclear issue
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China on Tuesday called for constructive attitudes from the concerned parties toward the Iranian nuclear issue and warned against actions that would further complicate the situation.

Differences should be solved through negotiations and favorable conditions should be created for the final solution of the issue, said Wu Hailong, China's UN ambassador in Vienna.

"Continuation of the negotiation is the most appropriate and realistic approach to the resolution of the issue," said Wu at an emergency meeting on Iran's nuclear programs.

"Only through negotiations can a solution be found that conforms to the interests of all the parties," Wu added.

Iran on Saturday rejected a package of EU economic and political incentives presented by Britain, France and Germany, and resumed some uranium conversion activities at its nuclear facility in the central city of Isfahan on Monday.

The emergency meeting proposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, was postponed to Tuesday afternoon as EU diplomats needed more time to discuss the terms of a draft resolution on Iran's nuclear programs.

Earlier, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei called on the EU and Iran to maintain maximum restraint and refrain from taking unilateral actions. He also appealed to Iran to rethink its decision to resume uranium conversion.

Addressing the emergency meeting, Wu also called on the EU and Iran to fulfill their commitments and tackle the crisis with patience.

"The Paris Agreement reached between the EU3/EU and Iran has, to some extent, laid a foundation for seeking a long-term solution. The parties concerned should truly fulfill the commitments they have respectively made under the agreement," said Wu.

"We appeal to Iran to continue to apply the relevant confidence-building measures to increase understanding on the part of the international community and create a favorable atmosphere for the eventual resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue."

He also called the other parties to address the reasonable concerns of Iran in a just and objective manner and respect Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Wu said China hopes the parties concerned will take a long-term vision, exercise restraint and continue negotiations with patience, pragmatism and flexibility to narrow down the differences and solve the crisis at last.

"China will, along with various parties, continue its support to the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution to this issue within the framework of the IAEA," Wu said.

Source: Xinhua


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